My Summer Internship at Bacon’s Castle

My Summer Internship at Bacon’s Castle BY: CAITLIN MCCAFFERTY

DOCENT WORKWhat I Did: Experiences and Skills Gained:•Facilitated tours •Became more confident in cash•Exhibit maintenance handling situations•Engaged directly with customers •Improved public speaking skills•Networked with local businesses •Improved customer service skillsand companies •Historic preservation techniques

DOCENTING

GARDEN WORKWhat I did: Experiences and Skills Gained:•Restored Historic Garden •Garden maintenance•Restored Garden Benches •Information on historic plants•Restored Garden Pathways •Sustainable gardening practices

GARDEN WORK

BENCHES

SPECIAL EVENTSWhat I did: Experiences and Skills Gained:•Promoted Bacon’s Castle •Marketing Skillsat the Smithfield Farmers •Event CoordinationMarket•Promoted Bacon’s Castleat Historic Reenactment inVirginia Beach•Facilitated at “Cornwallis’Advance on Yorktown”

VA BEACH EVENT AND SMITHFIELD FARMERS MARKET

ARCHAEOLOGYWhat I Did: Experiences and Skills Gained:•Assisted as archaeologist •Artifact maintenanceduring Dominion Power work •Work documentation

POST RESTORATIONWhat I did:•Restored rear and front entranceposts to their original condition Cleaned with TSP Primed Painted

POST RESTORATION

MY EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE GAINED AT BACON’S CASTLE WILL SUPPORT MY SCHOOLING AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AT BACON’S CASTLE FOR AN AMAZING SUMMER!

My Summer Internship at Bacon’s Castle

by cmmada on Aug 06, 2012

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